What Does the Proximity Law of Perceptual Organization Assert

question 51

Multiple Choice

What does the proximity law of perceptual organization assert?

• A) We tend to perceive stimuli as a perceptual whole due to the emphasis placed on relationships between component parts.
• B) We tend to perceive figures that are close together in space as belonging together.
• C) We tend to separate figure from ground.
• D) We tend to complete figures that have gaps in them.

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